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Board approves rezoning, special‑exception permits for proposed data‑center campus near future airport
Summary
After hours of public comment, the board approved two rezoning applications and two special‑exception requests for a proposed data‑center campus, with conditions addressing buffers, power, water and noise mitigation. Two rezoning votes were 4–1; special exceptions passed unanimously.
The Spalding County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning and special‑exception permits for a proposed data‑center campus on roughly 140 acres near the county’s designated future airport site, voting on July 14 to permit data‑center development subject to multiple staff conditions.
Attorney and applicant representative Steven Jones presented the project on behalf of Montana Property Group, describing a multi‑building data‑center campus, supporting office space, a proposed substation and sets of transmission lines traversing the property. Jones and applicant representatives said they had preliminary commitments for closed‑loop cooling and were in discussions with major power providers; he asked the board to approve rezoning to C1C…
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